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25. We should not be supporting any of the main groups in Egypt.

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 02:43 PM

Aug 2013

It's a question of which is the least evil.

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Is it just me Aerows Aug 2013 #1

it's never been a clear or easy choice bigtree Aug 2013 #2

It looks like a mess. n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #8

It's shades of gray and been that way, IMO. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #5

Looks like that to me too. n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #7

It's a total mess. Rex Aug 2013 #12

We should not be supporting any of the main groups in Egypt. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #25

Damn! I thought he might be talking about his drone wars and the NSA. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #3

no, he's focusing here on someone else's autocratic violence bigtree Aug 2013 #6

Or the (often violent!) suppression of peaceful Occupy protests tblue37 Aug 2013 #26

But we're still sending them money, right? n/t hughee99 Aug 2013 #4

I think he's signaling some sort of cutoff here bigtree Aug 2013 #9

I didn't read this the same way. hughee99 Aug 2013 #10

I don't think that the WH has that clear a view of the future bigtree Aug 2013 #15

I don't think the president will have unlimited patience either, hughee99 Aug 2013 #16

The aid is basically due to the Camp David Accords treaty BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #17

new territory is right, BRDS bigtree Aug 2013 #19

The one factor that I rarely see discussed BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #24

Um, Mr. President . . . Brigid Aug 2013 #11

He has to put a stop to the militarization of our police forces. Rex Aug 2013 #14

Give it a rest. nt BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #18

Doesn't matter who runs the Egyptian government.... dtom67 Aug 2013 #13

Between your posts and the Tea Party House members ... JoePhilly Aug 2013 #28

Is the clown part really necessary? countingbluecars Aug 2013 #29

Egypt? I thought he was talking about Florida. Scuba Aug 2013 #21

Or Wisconsin, Texas, or North Carolina! nt tblue37 Aug 2013 #27

Thanks bigtree for the transcript and video. freshwest Aug 2013 #23

I have a hard time with this. peace13 Aug 2013 #30